Dictionary: BOP – BOS

► BOP n. a blow → 1932 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to hit → 1928 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to dance → 1974 sl. 
vb. 3. to have sex with → 1993 sl. (Bk.)
vb. 4. to move at speed → 2008 US sl.
► BOP AROUND vb. to move or go about energetically; to gallivant; to be lively → 1968 Amer. dial.
► BO-PEEP n. a look; a glance → 1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
► BOP GLASSES n. horn-rimmed spectacles, often with blackened lenses → 1940 jazz musicians’ sl.
► BOP OFF vb. to depart → 1950 US  students’ sl.
► BOP OUT vb. to faint, to pass out → 1970 Amer. dial.
► BOPPER n. 1. a hard blow → 1970 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cool musician, dancer, or devotee of bop → 2007 US sl.  (Bk.)
► BOPPER GLASSES n. horn-rimmed spectacles → 1940 jazz musicians’ sl.
► BOPPO n. a one-year prison sentence → 1930 US criminals’ sl.
► BOPPY adj. bouncy, full of zest → 1980 US sl.
► BOR n. a hole → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BORAC ► BORACK ► BORAK ► BORAX n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery → 1845 Aust. & NZ sl.
► BORACCHO adj. intoxicated → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► BORACHIO n. a large leather bottle or bag used in Spain for wine or other liquors → 1582 
► BORACIC (LINT) adj. having no money → 1959 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘skint’
► BORAX n. 1. cheap or inferior material; shoddy merchandise → 1920 US furniture business usage
n. 2. exaggeration; misrepresentation → 1920 US furniture business usage
n. 3. a gaudy item; tasteless bric-a-brac → 1940 US sl.
► BORBOROLOGY n. filthy talk; ribaldry → 1649 obs.
► BORD n. 1. a broad hem or welt; a ruffle, a frill → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
n. 2. of a woman’s cap: the border or the band in front → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
vb. to provide an edge or border → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BORDE n. 1 shilling → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► BORDEAUX HAMMER n. a vinous headache → 1576 humorous usage, obs.
► BORDEL n. a brothel → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BORDEL-HOUSE n. a brothel → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BORDEN AND BOWMAN n. breasts → 1971 Amer. dial.
► BORDEN’S AND ELSIE’S n. a woman’s breasts → 1970 Amer. dial.
► BORDER BROTHERS n. Mexicans → 2000 US prison sl.
► BORDERER n. a servant in husbandry who boards or lives in his master’s house → 1860 Eng. dial. obs. 
► BORDER STATE n. Maine → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BORE n. 1. an unwelcome visitor, who makes himself obnoxious by his disagreeable manners → 1848 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a break in the clouds → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
n. 3. a mean, bad-tempered person → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a very awkward, clumsy person → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. an impertinent person, one who talks back → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. 6. an unpleasant or unmannerly person → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a rude or disrespectful man who is fond of being with women and tries to attract their attention → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a small whirlpool or circular eddy in a stream → 1972 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to ridicule, to humiliate, to embarrass → 1800 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to possess carnally → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
vb. 3. to become confused → 1904 Amer. students’ sl. (Bk.)
vb. 4. to sew → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
vb. 5. to cheat → 1954 Amer. dial.
► BORE AN APE vb. to shoot a Japanese → 1945 World War II Amer. sl.
► BORE A NIP vb. to shoot a Japanese → World War II Amer. sl., derogatory
► BORE A NIPPO vb. to shoot a Japanese → World War II Amer. sl., derogatory
► BORE A PERSON’S NOSE vb.  to cheat or swindle a person → 1577 obs.
► BORE A RATZY vb. to shoot a German → 1945 World War II Amer. sl.
► BORECONSTRICTOR n. a bore; an unpopular person → 1945 World War II Amer. sl.
► BORED FOR THE HOLLERHORN adj. bored → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BORED FOR THE SIMPLES adj. bored → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BORED PALLID adj. bored → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BORED STIFF adj. bored → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BORED TO EXTINCTION adj. bored → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BORED TO TEARS adj. bored → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BOREEN n. a narrow road → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► BORE FOR THE SIMPLES phr. refers to a stupid person; the idea is that a hole in the skull might let some of the foolishness out → 1916 Amer. dial.
► BORER n. 1. the penis → 17C
n. 2. a drummer → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
n. 3. a knife, esp. when carried or used as a weapon → 2003 Black British sl. 
► BORESOME adj. tiresome, boring → 1895
► BORESS n. a practical joke → 1970 US high school sl. (Bk.)
vb. to make a practical joke → 1970 US high school sl. (Bk.)
► BORE THE PANTS OFF vb. to bore → 1934 sl.
► BORIE n. a clear opening of the sky in wet weather → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BORING AS BATSHIT  adj.  very dull, uninteresting → 1964 Aust. sl.
► BORING OLD FART  n. a very boring older person → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► BORINKI n. a Puerto Rican → 1961 Hawaii
► BORIS-NORIS adj. careless, reckless, rash; happy-go-lucky; going on blindly without any thought of risk or decency → 1863 Eng. dial.
► BORK vb. to mount an intense campaign against a political appointee → 1980 US sl.
► BORKED adj. broken; not functioning → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BORKS n. kinks in the hair → 1971 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► BORKY adj. slightly intoxicated → 19C Eng. dial.
► BORN A GENTLEMAN; DIED AN ACTOR phr. 1. slowly dying → L19
phr. 2. far from dead → 1970
► BORN AND RAISED IN A SAWMILL adj. unmannered, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BORN-DEVIL n. a downright blackguard → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BORN-HEAD adj. furious, impetuous → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
adv. straightforward, impetuously, headlong → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
n. a young precocious fellow; a very foolish person → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BORN IN A BARN adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1942 Amer. sl.
► BORN IN A CAVE adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN A LOG CABIN adj. 1965 Amer. dial. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN A PIGPEN adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN A PIGSTY adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN A SAWMILL adj. unmannered, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN A STABLE adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN A TENT adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN A TREE adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORNING n. birth, delivery of a child → 1848 Amer. dial.
► BORNING GROUND n. the country of one’s birth; one’s native soil → 1889 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN THE BACKHOUSE adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN THE COUNTRY adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN THE GUTTER adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN THE JUNGLE adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK LOOKING BOTH WAYS FOR SUNDAY adj. cross-eyed → 1916 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN THE SLUMS adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN IN THE WOODS adj.  lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN-MAD adj. furious → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BORN ON A RAFT adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN ON NEWGATE-STEPS adj. of thievish origin → 1902 sl. (Bk.)
► BORN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BLANKET adj. illegitimate → 1750 colloq.
► BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORN ON WEDNESDAY LOOKING BOTH WAYS FOR SUNDAY adj. cross-eyed → 1905 Amer. dial.
► BORN UNDER A DARK CLOUD adj. always in hard luck or in bad shape → 1913 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BORN WITH A HORN phr. applied to a womanizer → L19
► BORN WITH A PACK OF CARDS IN ONE HAND, A BOTTLE OF BOOZE IN THE OTHER, AND A FAG IN HIS MOUTH phr. refers to one who is born to the raffish manner → 1950
► BORN WITH A WOODEN LADLE IN ONE’S MOUTH adj. unlucky; ill-fated → 1818
► BORN WITH BURNT FEET adj. of a child: illegitimate → 1973 Amer. dial.
► BORN WITH THE CRAMP IN ONE’S FIST adj. naturally stingy → 19C Eng. dial.
► BORN YESTERDAY adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BOROUGHMONGER n. a rabbit → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BORP n. an unattractive person of the opposite sex (Big Old Rough Piece) → 2000 UK sl. 
► BORRACHO adj. drunk → 1949 Amer. dial.
n. a drunkard → 1932 Amer. dial.
► BORREGO n. 1. a cloud → 1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a male sheep → 1967 Amer. dial.
► BORREL adj. rough, rude, clownish → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BORRERA n. a sheep → 1968 Amer. West. usage
► BORROW n. 1. a castrated hog → 1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a burgh or town → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
vb. to hire out → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BORROWED BRASS n. false courage inspired by drugs or drink → 1945 World War II Amer. sl.
► BORROWING-DAYS n. the last three days of March are said to have been borrowed from April, and supposed to be especially stormy → 1899 Sc. & Amer. dial.
► BORROWS! int. in children’s games: time out! → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BORRY vb. to borrow → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► BORSCH n. a German → 1969 Amer. dial.
► BORUS-SNORUS  adj.  happy-go-lucky, careless, reckless → 1863 Eng. dial.
► BORY-HOLE n. the navel → 1967 Amer. dial.
► BOSCHELAND n. Germany → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BOSE adj. hollow → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOSFOTICK adj. drunk → 2000 UK students’ sl. 
► BOSH int. stuff and nonsense! humbug! → 1852 sl.
n. 1. contemptible nonsense; foolish talk or opinions → 1834 sl. or colloq.
n. 2. a fiddle → 1859 sl.
n. 3. boasting → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 4. something absurdly erroneous → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 5. something worthless→ 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
vb. to make of no effect; to spoil; to humbug → 1870 sl.
► BOSH AND MOONSHINE! int. nonsense! → 1940 Amer. dial.
► BOSH-FAKER n. one who plays a fiddle → 1859 sl.
► BOSHMAN n. one who plays a fiddle → 1865 sl.
► BOSHMEN n. fiddlers, or musicians in general → 1890 sl. (Bk.)
► BOSHY adj. nonsensical; contemptible → 1860
► BOSIE n. the bosom → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOSKER  adj. excellent, good, delightful → 1906 Aust. sl. obs.
► BOSKY adj. 1. overed with bushes or underwood; full of thickets, bushy, woody → 1593
adj. 2. somewhat the worse for drink; elated with liquor; tipsy, half drunk, intoxicated → 1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. wild, unfrequented → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOSMAN  n. a farmer → 1864 sl. (Bk.)
► BOSNIAC n. a native of Bosnia → 1836
► BOSOM n. the front of a shirt → 1872 US
► BOSOM-BIRD n. a bosom friend; a specially intimate or beloved friend → 1655 obs.
► BOSOM BUDDY n. a very close friend; a best friend → 1920 Amer. sl.
► BOSOM CHUMS n. lice, vermin → 1915 World War I Amer. sl.
► BOSOM FRIEND n. a packet of money kept inside the brassiere by elderly women when travelling → 1973 Amer. dial.
► BOSOM-HOOK n. a brooch → 1953 Amer. dial.
► BOSOM OF THE PANTS n. the seat of the trousers → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BOSOM-PIN n. a brooch → 1855 Amer. dial.
► BOSQUE n. a forest; a dense growth of trees and underbrush; a clump of trees → 1771 Amer. dial.
► BOSS  adj. 1. excellent, first-rate; wonderful → 1836 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. emaciated → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
adj. 3. hollow, empty → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
adj. 4. poor, despicable, worthless → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
adj. 5. pretentious → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
adj. 6. weak, ignorant → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
adj. 7. handsome or attractive → 1964 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
n. 1. the chief; the person in charge → L16
n. 2. a term of address to a male → 1839 sl., orig. US
n. 3. the American bison → 1848 US
n. 4. the head of a political machine → 1860 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a term of respect used by a Black person for any White man, esp. one who employs them → 1908 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a bunch or tuft of grass → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
n. 7. a despicable, worthless person → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
n. 8. a small cask → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
n. 9. anything hollow → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
n. 10. the front of the body from chest to loins → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
n. 11. a cow or calf → 1966 Amer. dial.
vb. to bungle, to make a mess of → 1887 Eng. dial. & sl.
► BOSS AROUND vb. to direct or control someone in an offensively authoritarian way → 1850 Amer. sl.
► BOSS CHARLIE n. a White man considered as an oppressor; any White man → 1928 African-American sl., contemptuous usage
► BOSS COCKY  n. a leader or organizer → 1945 Aust. (Bk.)
► BOSS DICK  n. a cop; a police officer → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► BOSS DOG n. an important, sometimes, self-important person → 1967 Amer. dial.
► BOSS-EYED adj. 1. having only one good eye; squint-eyed, cross-eyed → 1860 sl.
adj. 2. oblique, crooked, one-sided → 1898 Eng. dial.
► BOSS OF THE SHANTY n. the master or manager of the place → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► BOSS ONE’S OWN SHOES  vb. to manage one’s affairs personally → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► BOSSIE n. a cow or calf → 1939 Amer. dial.
► BOSS-LADY n. one’s wife; a wife who gives the orders → 1966 Amer. dial., humorous usage
► BOSS-MAN n. 1. an employer; a supervisor; a person in authority → 1908 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one’s husband → 1966 Amer. dial., humorous usage
► BOSSNESS n. hollowness; emptiness from lack of food → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOSSON n. a badger → 1617 Eng. dial.
► BOSS ONE’S OWN SHOES vb. to manage one’s affairs personally → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► BOSS-SHOT n. 1. a bad shot or aim → 1890 sl.
n. 2. an unsuccessful attempt → 1898 Eng. dial.
► BOSS-WOMAN n. one’s wife; a wife who gives the orders → 1966 Amer. dial., humorous usage
► BOSSY adj. domineering, autocratic → 1880 Amer. colloq.
n. a cow or calf → 1863 Amer. dial.
► BOSSY-BAREFOOT n. one who is always trying to tell others what to do → 1969 Amer. dial.
► BOST vb. 1. to scold; to speak roughly → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
vb. 2. to threaten → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOSTHOON n. 1. an awkward fellow; a tactless, senseless person → 1830 Irish
n. 2. a fool or blockhead → 1914 Irish sl.
► BOSTIN’ adj. excellent → 2007 UK sl.  (Bk.)
► BOSTON n. a White citizen of the US → 1844 Amer. Pacific Coast Indians usage
► BOSTON COFFEE n. half coffee and half cream → 1943 Amer. dial.
► BOSTON COOLER n. vanilla ice cream in root-beer; a root-beer float → 1968 Amer. dial.
► BOSTON DOLLAR n. a penny → 1902 Amer. West. jocular usage
► BOSTONER n. a Bostonian → 1758 US obs.
► BOSTONESE n. natives or inhabitants of Boston → 1888 US
► BOSTON EXCHANGE n. the game of musical chairs → 1969 Amer. dial.
► BOSTONIAN adj. belonging to Boston → 1698
n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Boston, Massachusetts → 1698
n. 2. a White citizen of the US → 1793 Amer. Pacific Coast Indians usage
► BOSTON QUARTER n. a tip of five or ten cents → 1942 US sl.
► BOSTON SCREWDRIVER n. a hammer → 1969 US sl.
► BOSTON TEA PARTY n. a sexual fetish in which the sadist defecates or urinates on the masochist → 1967 US sl.
► BOSTON WOODCOCK n. pork and beans → 1937 Amer. dial.
► BOSTOON n. a fool or blockhead → 1914 Irish sl.
► BOSWELLGANG  n.  a maze; a perplexity → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)